Ikat Nails

Hi everyone! Today I present to you my first attempt at Ikat nails. I've seen it a lot on Instagram and I must admit, it has caught my attention! Here's my attempt at it:

Colors used: Unknown polish from Dots, Unforgettable Moments-Purple Lace, White Striper from Unforgettable Moments, and Black Striper from LA Colors. I love my nails! I wore them to church and one lady thought my nails were nail wraps and another lady said my nails were "awesome"! I'm glad I'm finally getting better at nail art, it's a fun release of extra creativity when I'm not baking :)

-Marvetta D.

Chalkboard Flower Nails

Hey everyone! I'm just getting back from being at a friend's house over the weekend. I had fun, but man oh man did I miss my nail art! I recently got a matte topcoat from Walmart and really wanted to try it out to see what all the hype about matte nails were (I get tired of shiny nails, ya know?!)

The verdict: I can get used to have matte nails every once in awhile! My nails dried faster than my regular top coat which I really liked because I was tired! I named these chalkboard nails because it reminded me of something I would draw on the chalkboard in elementary school..if we had colored chalk!

-Marvetta D.

Shine Bright Like A Diamond!

Hey everyone! Today you get to see (once again) my sisters nails! She's leaving for a few days for Tennessee, so she wanted to get her nails done. The idea was hers, I just executed it!

The colors used: Sinful Colors-Black on Black and LA Colors-Goddess. My sister insister that her mustache ring be included, and since it matched perfectly to her nails, I couldn't possibly say no! Have a safe trip Likah!!

-Marvetta D.

Fishtail Braid Mani!

Hey everyone! Today I present you all my new mani: the Fishtail Braid!

I can't begin to explain how excited I am to show you all this! I wanted to try it after I saw my Instagram friend Workinggirlnails try it. I'm showing my right hand (also known as the Cinderella hand..ya know..does all the work, gets no credit?) because my right hand actually came out better than my left. Doing this type of nail art takes a lot of patience and some concentration. My lines didn't come out perfect, and to be honest I like my little squiggly lines. The colors used are Wet n Wild-Coral, China Glaze-Secret Peri-wink-le, and Wet n Wild-Black Crème. I LALALOVE my fishtail braids!

-Marvetta D.

Sexy Animal Prints!

Hey nail ladies! Today my sister was my nail model once again. She actually asked me to do her nails, and as always I'm more than happy to do so. My sister loves leopard, so it was no surprise when she asked me to do leopard print nails. Here's her mani:

The colors used is Pure Ice-Siren (a seriously beautiful one-coater red!), Wet n Wild-White Crème, and Wet n Wild-Black Crème.

For my nails I decided to give zebra print a try. I am slowly becoming attached to zebra print. I own a zebra print Snuggie and some other zebra print materials, so zebra print nails was worth a shot. I'm not too happy with my results, but here it is:

Colors used: Wet n Wild-White Crème, Wet n Wild-Through the Grapevine, and a black striper from LA colors. Adding the hearts were my sisters idea, and I was fairly happy with my mani once I was finished. I know one thing is for sure, I need to practice my zebra print!

-Marvetta D.

Bows and Polka Dots

Hey everyone! Today's mani is bows and polka dots. I recently got a 15 piece nail art set from an online seller online and pretty much fell in love with the dotting tool. It felt like love at first sight! Here's today's manicure:

The colors used were China Glaze-Secret Peri-wink-le, Wet N Wild-Black Crème, and Fergie Wet N Wild-New Years Kiss. I love how simple this is and how easy it was to use with one dotting tool!

-Marvetta D.

My First (official) Watermarble!

Hey loves! Today I decided to use some of my new polishes and try my hand at watermarble. Honestly, watermarble scared the crap out of me! I decided to "man up" and get it over with. Here's the result:

I really like how my middle finger looked like a butterfly and each nail came out something different. The polishes that I used were China Glaze-Secret Peri-wink-le, Wet N Wild-Black Crème, and Wet N Wild-White Crème. I'm not sure if I would do watermarble again, it used a lot of polish and it was really time consuming! For now, I'll enjoy my once in a lifetime watermarble! :)

-Marvetta D.